Marine Biological Laboratory
Lillie Laboratory | |
| Established | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Research type | Pure and applied research |
Field of research | Biology |
| Director | Nipam Patel |
| Address | 7 MBL Street |
| Location | Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States 41°31′34.40″N 70°40′22.40″W / 41.5262222°N 70.6728889°W |
| 02543-1015 | |
| Nickname | MBL |
Operating agency | University of Chicago (2013–June 2026); independent thereafter |
| Website | mbl.edu |
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a research institution for biological and environmental sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. It is associated with the University of Chicago and will return to full independence in June 2026.
MBL was founded in 1888 as a private, nonprofit institution. It was acquired by the University of Chicago on July 1, 2013. As of 2024, 63 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with MBL as students, faculty members, or researchers. In addition, since 1960, there have been 137 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, early career scientists, international researchers, and professors; 319 members of the National Academy of Sciences; and 260 Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences who have been affiliated with the lab.